Mareeba

Mareeba
Queensland
Mareeba is located in Queensland
Mareeba
Mareeba
Coordinates16°59′49″S 145°25′23″E / 16.9969°S 145.4230°E / -16.9969; 145.4230 (Mareeba (town centre))
Population8,585 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1877
Postcode(s)4880
Area480.3 km2 (185.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
29.0 °C
84 °F
16.6 °C
62 °F
915.3 mm
36 in
Localities around Mareeba:
Paddys Green Biboohra Koah
Chewko Mareeba Lamb Range
Walkamin Tolga Danbulla
Tinaroo

Mareeba /məˈrbə/[2] is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba in Far North Queensland, Australia.[3][4] Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region. The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning meeting of the waters.[5] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mareeba had a population of 11,825 people.[6]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mareeba (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  3. ^ "Mareeba – town (entry 20937)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Mareeba – locality (entry 48746)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ^ queenslandplaces.com.au/mareeba
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).